Notes

The thing is, software has been sold like this since basically forever. If you need the newest version (which I typically have) you were stuck buying the new version every year. You only won with the 'software on cd's' model if you never upgraded, which was fine for some people, but hasn't ever really been an option for me.

Remember when 3DS Max was $8000 a year? I do. It wasn't fun.

My experiences with formal subscriptions like Adobe Cloud have been a mixed bag. It works for me with my private projects, but I can easily understand the problem for other people, especially with some of the weirder or more restrictive licensing I've seen floating around.

As for the free stuff, I've not had much luck with GIMP, the UI tends to fight me, but I am a huge fan of Blender.

If you want to learn 3D, check out Blender. It is an awesome tool and it has the best line renderer of any package, period. Seriously, Freestyle (the line renderer) is amazing and well worth checking out for that alone.

wolftamer9:Oof, I better hurry up and finish mine. I don't know if I want to actually officially enter the contest though; I already have Clip Studio Paint.